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WSDOT: North Spokane Corridor progressing with major phases; Legislature added $276 million to close cost escalation
Summary
WSDOT Eastern Region Administrator Shar Kay told the Senate Transportation Committee the North Spokane Corridor has seven of eight highway miles open, about $650 million in construction completed to date, and recent legislative funding of $276 million to address cost escalation; major segments advertise in 2026–2027 with completion windows into 2030.
Shar Kay, WSDOT Eastern Region administrator, presented a multi‑slide status report to the Senate Transportation Committee outlining progress and remaining work on the North Spokane Corridor (NSC).
Kay said the NSC will be a 10½‑mile principal north‑south multimodal corridor in Spokane County connecting I‑90 to US 395. “When it is finished, the North Spokane corridor will provide eastern Washington a 10 and a half mile principal north south multimodal corridor,” she said, listing seven of eight highway miles already completed and open to travelers.
Expenditures and recent funding: Kay told the committee the project has completed roughly…
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